I have noticed other individuals who tried robust cards having issues with no video signal being sent to the goggles. If technically it is possible wouldnt a video signal still pass, even if its poor quality ? Is there a specific driver that would need to be installed to attempt this with the w7100 ?

At Oculus Connect today, CEO Brendan Iribe announced a new, lower minimum hardware spec for using Oculus Rift. The new spec is thanks to a technology called Asynchronous Spacewarp, allowing systems to deliver a stable 45 frames per second, while the ASW technology effectively doubles that and fills in the gaps. That means smooth VR running on cheaper hardware. Here it is: